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Nectarine Panzanella Salad Recipe

2020-07-30 by Samantha
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Summery fresh panzanella salad recipe with nectarines, homemade garlic basil croutons, and quick pickled red onions. Easy to prepare and a truly family friendly salad!

Nectarine Panzanella Salad | My Kitchen Love

It is a great feeling to walk away from the supper table and have the salad completely gone with everyone still talking about. This salad was such a success with the kids it makes me wonder why I’m not incorporating fruit into salads more.

Homemade croutons also don’t hurt. Nectarine Panzanella Salad is one for summer, but also anytime to want to make sure everyone at the table is excited about a salad.

Bright and colourful Nectarine Panzanella Salad

My kids generally like salad and are usually up for trying anything I’m eating, but this salad took me by surprise in that my pickiest eater loved it the most. I had to regulate her intake of the quick pickled red onion slices (I have no idea why she was so into them, but it got her really into the entire salad so I wasn’t about to fight it).

Prep for a Nectarine Panzanella salad with crispy baked homemade croutons on a baking sheet.

They loved the croutons; they thought they were so fun and tasty. One of them actually kept saying “it’s yummy” and holding a crouton high above her head before popping them into her mouth. Sometimes spinning the littlest ingredients, like bread in this case, makes dinner so much more fun and have the kids dive into it.

Nectarine Panzanella Salad | My Kitchen Love

The nectarines can easily be substituted for peaches if that’s more along your family’s taste. I know some people aren’t into savoury fruit, but this is a great way to incorporate it into meals and everyone’s diet since there’s no real dressing on this salad. The vinegar from the pickled red onions and a drizzle of olive oil is all that is needed to make the nectarine and tomatoes shine.

Nectarine Panzanella Salad

Still unconvinced? Try this Kid-Friendly Salad instead.

Bright and colourful Nectarine Panzanella Salad
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Nectarine Panzanella Salad
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

Summery fresh panzanella salad with nectarines, homemade croutons, and quick pickled red onions. Easy to prepare and a truly family-friendly salad!

Course: Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: homemade croutons, nectarine recipe, nectarine salad, panzanella salad, summer salad
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 208 kcal
Ingredients
  • 220 grams loafed bread*, cut into 2" cubed pieces
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp dried or 1 tbsp fresh basil leaves
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 4 medium ripe nectarines, stones removed and sliced into 1/4" thick slices
  • 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 10 small fresh basil leaves
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 pinch flaky sea salt
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

  2. Line a baking tin with parchment paper and toss together bread pieces, garlic, dried basil, olive oil. Sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Turning pieces once halfway through, bake for 20-25 minutes, or until bread pieces are golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

  3. Pace red onion slices in a small bowl and cover with red wine vinegar. Allow to sit while croutons are baking.

  4. Place nectarine slices, tomato halves, croutons, drained pickled red onion slices, and fresh basil leaves in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and lightly sprinkle with flaky sea salt and fresh ground pepper.

Recipe Notes

* French bread, sourdough or any country style loaf will work here. 

Nutrition Facts
Nectarine Panzanella Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 208 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 297mg13%
Potassium 330mg9%
Carbohydrates 33g11%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 542IU11%
Vitamin C 15mg18%
Calcium 30mg3%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Enjoy! xo

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About Samantha

Mom of twins, a singleton, and wife to a hungry husband. The food demands that surround me, have pushed me to lead our food life more simply, nutritiously, and deliciously. It’s a good day when family, friends, and food intersect.

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